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Day 41 – 10th February: St Scholastica
Saint Scholastica was born in 480 in Italy. She was known to be the founder of the Benedictine nuns; her brother was St Benedict. She...
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Day 40 – 9th February: St Teilo
St Teilo lived in the 6th Century, he was an important monk and bishop in the Welsh Church. He founded a number of monasteries in Wales,...
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Day 39 – 8th February: St Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947)
Josephine was born in Darfur (Eastern Sudan), and at the age of 8 she was captured and sold as slave. Over the course of 12 years she was...
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Day 38 – 7th February: St Mel (d.488)
St Mel was supposedly British and travelled to Ireland with St Patrick. He was well known for evangelisation in Ardagh where he was...
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Day 37 – 6th February
In today’s Gospel Jesus calls the Disciples and they follow him (Luke 5:1-11), let us contemplate on that message and think of how we...
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Day 36 – 5th February: St Agatha (231-251)
St Agatha was born in 231 in Sicily; she was known for her beauty and dedicated her life to God. she was a Consecrated Virgin....
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Day 35 – 4th February: St Gilbert of Sempringham (1083-1190)
St Gilbert was born in Sempringham in Lincolnshire; he was the founder of the Gilbertine Order after he came into money from his father....
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Day 34 – 3rd February: St Blaise
St Blaise is a Doctor of the Church and was Bishop of Sebastea. He is well known for being the Patron Saint of throats disorders; the...
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Day 33 – 2nd February: Presentation of the Lord
Almighty and ever-living God, as we reflect on today’s feast of your Only-Begotten Son presented in the temple, grant that we may be...
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Day 32 – 1st February: St Andrew Bobola
Andrew Bobola was born from a noble family in 1591 in Sandomir, Poland. He became a Jesuit priest, being ordained in 1622. In 1625 he...
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Day 31 – 31st January: St John Bosco (1815 – 1888)
St John Bosco was brought up by his mother who was widowed, he attended Church and was very devout. He discerned and became a Priest,...
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Day 30 – 30th January
Almighty God, In this season of ordinary time, be with us once again and help us to seek your presence in our daily lives. Help us to...
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Day 29 – 29th January
Almighty God, as we enter the weekend we give thanks for all that we have encountered this week. We give to you all that’s has happened,...
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Day 28: 28th January: St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
St Thomas was born in Southern Italy; he became a Dominican, which his family did not approve of. St Thomas studied hard and dedicated...
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Day 27: 27th January: St Angela Merici (1474-1540)
St Angela was born in Desenzano, which is near to Lake Garda. She became a Franciscan and devoted her life to helping educate girls from...
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Day 26 – 26th January: St Timothy and St Titus
St Timothy and St Titus were close followers of St Paul, who converted to Christianity and eventually became bishops. St Paul asked...
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Day 25 – 25th January: St Paul the Apostle
‘And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love’ (1Cor 13:13). Today is the Feast of The Conversion...
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Day 24 – 24th January
Lord, give us a fresh sense of belonging, so that we may be able to recognise, once again, that we are your sons and daughters, and see...
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Day 23 – 23rd January
Almighty God, give us grateful hearts this Sunday, and help us to live in the truth of your resurrection. Remind us today that you offer...
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Day 22 – 22nd January: St Vincent of Saragossa (d.304)
St Vincent of Saragossa was a Deacon and a martyr who was born in Huesca in Spain. When he became Deacon he served Valerius who was the...
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